Chapter 6 of Three Ghost Stories is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Three Ghost Stories is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Did it cry out?” “No. It was silent.” “Did it wave its arm?” “No. It leaned against the shaft of the light, with both hands before the face. Like this.”
Chapter 6 of Three Ghost Stories is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading ““Did it wave its arm?””
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ““Did it cry out?””
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading ““No. It leaned against the shaft of the light, with both hands before the face.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading ““No. It leaned against the shaft of the light, with both hands before the face.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading ““No. It leaned against the shaft of the light, with both hands before the face.”
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading ““No. It leaned against the shaft of the light, with both hands before the face.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading ““No. It was silent.””
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading ““Did it wave its arm?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “No. It leaned against the shaft of the light, with both hands before the face.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Did it wave its arm?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “No. It leaned against the shaft of the light, with both hands before the face.
the two together, not just one
From this reading “No. It leaned against the shaft of the light, with both hands before the face.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Did it cry out?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did it cry out?”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “No. It leaned against the shaft of the light, with both hands before the face.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “No. It leaned against the shaft of the light, with both hands before the face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Did it cry out?”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Did it wave its arm?”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “No. It leaned against the shaft of the light, with both hands before the face.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “No. It leaned against the shaft of the light, with both hands before the face.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like this.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No. It was silent.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No. It leaned against the shaft of the light, with both hands before the face.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Did it cry out?”
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading “No. It leaned against the shaft of the light, with both hands before the face.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “No. It was silent.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No. It leaned against the shaft of the light, with both hands before the face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Like this.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No. It was silent.”
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “Did it wave its arm?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “No. It leaned against the shaft of the light, with both hands before the face.
Chapter 6 of Three Ghost Stories by Charles Dickens holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 160 sentences of Three Ghost Stories, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Three Ghost Stories by Charles Dickens exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 160 sentences, grouped into 32 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 32 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 80 minutes of reading across 193 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Three Ghost Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
